The conversation around cultural appropriation is currently a hot and heavy debate. It’s truly a discussion that has totally blurred the lines between inspiration and looting from a culture. Last week, Matt Damon’s new film The Great Wall found itself in the middle of a cultural appropriation controversy after a trailer shows Damon as a white “protector” of The Great Wall of China. It’s all too familiar; a celebrity makes a culturally insensitive blunder by “borrowing” the best parts of a culture for their own artistic (or sort-of artistic) purposes. Backlash ensues, and if we’re lucky, they apologize. This year alone has had at least three other major instances of cultural appropriation being called into question via music, fashion and movies. To be honest the issue is not just white entertainers taking from Black culture, it runs deeper into stars donning Native American attire, to singers wearing saris, and some misrepresenting the history of particular cultures.

Three women take on the social experiment of wearing hair braids for the first time, and here’s what they learned from the eye-opening experience.

Before the Super Bowl this year, Beyoncé and Coldplay released the music video for their collaboration, “Hymn for the Weekend,” which used India’s Holi festival as a backdrop. Reception of the video on social media was mixed, sparking a debate between artistic and offensive.

2 Miley Cyrus

For every raunchy twerk-inspiring moment Miley Cyrus has given us, there has been criticism and calls of cultural appropriation that follows. When Cyrus began to ratcheting up her appeal around 2013, mainstream America started to credit her with introducing twerking, but those in the know shot down the high praise as another case of a white entertainer stealing from Black culture.

3 Elvis Presley

The King gets no wins out here if you’re talking to the people who have questioned his legacy as one of the founding fathers of Rock and Roll. While he is the most iconic star of the genre, many people like the influential rap group Public Enemy did in their seminal single “Fight the Power,” knocked the narrative that Elvis created Rock and Roll.

4 Emma Stone

Sony Pictures

100% Caucasian actress, Emma Stone stirred controversy for her portrayal of Asian-American character, Allison Ng in the 2015 Cameron Crowe film, Aloha. The casting decision was frustrating due to Hollywood’s constant white-washing of Asian-American roles. Cameron Crowe issued a lengthy apology for his misguided casting on his website saying, “I am grateful for the dialogue. And from the many voices, loud and small, I have learned something very inspiring.”

5 Selena Gomez

Selena performed “Come and Get it” at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards while wearing a Indian “inspired” outfit as well as donning a bindi on her forehead. The bindi is not just a piece of fashion jewelry; it is an ancient tradition in Hinduism that has religious and spiritual significance. The displeasure from the Internet came quickly and many religious groups like the, Universal Society of Hinduism, demanded an apology from the pop star.

6 Riff Raff

Some people find rapper Riff Raff’s entire persona harmless and eccentric, while others see it as foolish and offensive. Those in the latter category have accused the “Dolce & Gabbana” rap star of exploiting the worst characteristics of hip hop culture.

7 Katy Perry

Getty Images

Katy Perry felt the wrath of social media after her performance at the 2013 American Music Awards. Perry sang her hit, “Unconditionally” while wearing geisha makeup and a kimono. During an interview with GQ, Perry said (of the AMA performance), “All I was trying to do is just give a very beautiful performance about a place that I have so much love for and find so much beauty in.”

8 Kylie Jenner

Instagram

Kylie Jenner’s cornrows post on Instagram sparked a racially-charged debate with actress Amanda Stenberg, who came for Kylie in the comments. Stenberg wrote, “When u appropriate black features and culture but fail to use ur position of power to help black Americans by directing attention towards ur wigs instead of police brutality or racism #whitegirlsdoitbetter.” Kylie clapped back, “Mad if I don’t. Mad if I do.. Go hang w Jaden or something,” referring to Stenberg’s prom date, Jaden Smith.

9 Karlie Kloss

Getty Images

When Victoria’s Secret sent model Karlie Kloss down the runway during the taping of their televised 2012 Fashion Show, in essentially a “sexy-Native American” costume, it lead many viewers to ask, “What were they thinking?” The war-bonnet Kloss wore had both spiritual and ceremonial significance. Victoria’s Secret apologized and refused to include that particular outfit in their final televised broadcast. Karlie also apologized for the fashion faux pas.

10 Matt Damon

Legendary Pictures

In the upcoming film, The Great Wall, directed by Zhang Yimou, Matt Damon plays a European soldier who fights monsters on the Great Wall of China. But the internet, including Fresh Off the Boat star, Constance Wu had a few things to say about this casting choice. She called on Hollywood to “stop perpetuating the racist myth that [only a] white man can save the world. It’s not based in actual fact.” Damon has yet to comment.

11 Avril Lavigne

YouTube

When Avril Lavigne dropped the video for her 2013 song, “Hello Kitty,” she was slammed for fetishizing Japanese culture, which included four silent Asian women following Lavigne around Japan. Within seconds of the video being posted, the hashtag #AvrilRacist began trending on Twitter and YouTube even took the video down for a day. Avril laughed the controversy off, tweeting a not-so-apologetic statement that further enraged social media.

12 Justin Timberlake

After the 2016 BET Awards, Justin Timberlake was so moved by actor Jesse Williams’ Humanitarian Award acceptance speech he praised it on Twitter. Journalist Ernest Owens, used JT’s tweet as an opportunity to open a dialogue about the singer’s participation in Black culture, despite his lack of outward support for the issues in the community. At the end of snarky exchange with Owens the singer apologized for his reaction to the criticism in a series of tweets.